Cao Wu let go of Ah Qi and Ah Jiu, and greeted Bai Mei. The maids were still unwilling to go back. Diao Chan raised her eyebrows, and they quickly walked away with a smile. Only a few of the stewards were still here.
Cao Wu said to Diao Chan, "You go and have a rest first. Mr. Zhuge A Liudai and I will take a look at Beifu."
Diao Chan nodded and led everyone to disperse. Ah Qi looked back for a few times, then ran to Cao Wu and told him that she was on duty tonight before leaving.
Zhang Xia and his servants also went about their business, leaving only Cao Wu, Ah Liu, Zhuge Liang, Deng Ai and Lu Xun at the door.
As for Huang Chengyan, he did not follow Cao Wu northward. He was used to living in seclusion. After the disaster relief, he returned to his isolated island and continued to live a hermit life.
As a prisoner of war, Lu Xun had no status. Cao Wu did not mention his name, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
What Cao Wu wanted was that he was embarrassed, so he ignored him and led everyone into Beifu.
Beifu was neither in Yecheng nor Xudu, but was built on the outskirts. Lu Xun was left alone outside, and a bold idea came to his mind.
When he looked up, he saw an arrow tower in the Beifu. On the arrow tower was a powerful crossbow that was larger than the largest crossbow he had ever seen. Half of the crossbow was exposed, and a huge arrow was placed on it. The arrow shot out. The cold light of metal.
He suddenly felt a chill on his back, but fortunately he didn't act hastily.
He gritted his teeth and followed into Beifu.
Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, the only two ministers who independently passed down the Three Kingdoms, did not know that what they saw in front of the Beifu Gate was just the beginning of a series of shocks.
As soon as they entered Beifu, they saw a strange cart on the road pushing something past them.
Ah Liu saw their uninformed expressions and rushed to introduce: "This is a bulldozer. It was designed by the general and made by the fourth sister. There were originally more machines, because the fourth sister was busy building the five-tooth ship and had no time. It’s a lot less fun to do.”
The words "strange skills and obscene skills" flashed through Lu Xun's mind, but Zhuge Liang went over to take a closer look at the working principle of the car as if he had seen a treasure.
Cao Wu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will have plenty of time to study it when Sir takes over Beifu."
Zhuge Liang reluctantly came over and followed Cao Wu forward.
They came to a large hall. The appearance of the hall was nothing special. When they entered, they found that it was very empty inside. There were some lines drawn on the ground. There was an iron frame at both ends of the line. There were broken bags made of linen on them, swaying in the wind. .
Ah Liu said: "This is called a basketball court."
Zhuge Liang wondered: "What is a basketball?"
"It's something for leisure use. I originally planned to promote it, but now the north has just settled down and the people have just had enough to eat. It's not good to promote it rashly. We have to wait until the world is completely equal before we start a national league or something."
Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun were a little confused by the bunch of nouns, but Deng Ai, the youngest, was very interested in these two iron frames.
Ah Liu touched a ball made of cowhide and handed it to him: "Try throwing one?"
Deng Ai listened to her explanation of the rules and threw the ball away, but the ball missed the backboard and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
Cao Wu patted Deng Ai on the shoulder and said, "Do you like it?"
Deng Ai is a child after all. He has already realized the fun of basketball. His eyes are shining and he stutters: "I... like it."
"If you like it, then you can live in Beifu from now on. I will order someone to bring your mother and siblings over."
Deng Ai followed Cao Wu to Beifu. This was his original plan, but he still had concerns in his heart.
Cao Wu said to Ah Liu: "Go back and ask Ah Jiu to help and bring a message to Xun Lingjun, saying that I have brought a child back and I want to exempt him from the corvee and land tax."
Deng Ai is a Xinye man. After Xinye was captured by Cao Cao, he was supposed to obey the government order and be moved to the north. However, he met Ah Liu and was tricked into joining the Beifu camp by her.
He is a person on Cao Wu's list. Now that Cao Wu has collected him, he will not put him back.
Ah Liu nodded and took note.
Deng Ai's eyes were blazing and he stammered: "But Xun Lingjun, who is famous all over the world?"
Cao Wu nodded. Gou or Brother is in charge of the Secretariat, and the power is only under Cao Cao. This kind of trivial matter seems to break the rules, but the rules are made for others. To Xun Yu, it is just a sentence. things.
One word can determine life or death.
"Do you also know Xun Wenruo's name?"
Cao Wu asked, he just didn't expect that Deng Ai, a young man from Xinye, had also heard of Xun Lingjun's name.
Zhuge Liang smiled and explained: "Xun Lingjun is the humerus of the Han Dynasty. It is also spread in Jingxiang and I have admired him for a long time."
The words "Han Dynasty humerus" made Cao Wu's heart skip a beat.
But then he thought that since it was Zhuge Liang who told Deng Ai and Zhuge Liang had a good relationship with Deng Ai, an idea came to his mind.
"Xiao Ai, what do you think of Mr. Zhuge?"
Deng Ai said: "Sir, you are a great talent. Ai is a firefly. I dare not comment on Haoyue!"
Cao Wudao: "That's easy, why not just follow Mr. Zhuge and learn!"
Deng Ai was overjoyed and quickly saluted Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang was also very satisfied with Deng Ai, but he felt that he had not made any achievements and did not have enough knowledge to be qualified to accept a disciple.
Cao Wu's bad taste made him want to facilitate this matter. He said, "How about this? I will recruit a disciple and the teacher will teach for me, okay?"
Deng Ai had already seen Cao Wu's abilities and qualifications along the way, and was extremely happy when he heard that Cao Wu wanted to accept him as his disciple.
At such a young age, he rarely showed such excitement, so he had to bow down and bow.
Ah Liu rolled his eyes, pulled him back and said, "Becoming a disciple requires a ceremony, how can it be so simple?"
Deng Ai nodded heavily.
Zhuge Liang was also very happy. He had made some achievements and gained a foothold in Beifu in place of Cao Wuxian.
Zhuge Liang was indifferent to fame and wealth, but he was not without ambition. He hoped to see a wider world and learn more knowledge. The battle in Chibi gave him the space to display what he had learned, and what he saw in Beifu made him know that He definitely came to the right place this time.
Lu Xun watched them talking silently, and no one paid attention to him from beginning to end, treating him as if he was just air.
These strange skills and ingenuity of Beifu were not unreasonable in conception, but they did not impress him. He studied the orthodox teachings of the children of aristocratic families and was not interested in them.
Until they put aside the matter of accepting disciples, left the main hall and came to a house at the back.
As soon as I walked in, there was a special smell, not unpleasant, but very strong.
A girl wearing linen clothes frowned as she faced a basin of thick white liquid, holding her chin in deep thought.
When she heard someone coming, the girl looked up and saw it was Cao Wu, with a flower-like smile on her face.
Cao Wu waved his hand to her and said, "Fifteen, just do your thing."
The girl nodded and continued to stare at the things in the basin, mumbling something.
"here it is……"
Zhuge Liang asked.
Cao Wu smiled and said, "This is called a laboratory. There are three laboratories in Beifu, and they study three different technologies."
The word "technology" made Zhuge Liang's ears twitch.
"The first is the technology of teaching and educating people. A Shiwu is researching new types of paper. She has been here for several years and has changed countless techniques. Finally, she chose bamboo as the raw material for paper. She is not far away from the final success. ”
Zhuge Liang was very interested and immediately asked: "What is the difference between this bamboo paper and Cai Hou paper?"
Ah Liu introduced: "Nowadays, everyone uses hemp paper, jute paper or rattan paper. Hemp paper breaks easily and is inconvenient to store. Rattan paper is also expensive to make. In addition to being easier to carry than bamboo slips, these types of paper also In addition to being cheaper than cloth, it is not easy to promote. The general ordered the most patient Ashiwu in Beifu to improve the paper method, and finally selected bamboo as the material. Bamboo grows very fast and the raw material is good. The general said, Once this process is successfully researched and promoted, paper will no longer be a tool for aristocratic families to monopolize knowledge, but will become a good thing that everyone in the world can buy!"
Hearing her words, Ah Shi smiled quietly and said: "Sixth sister, the bamboo paper craft has actually been developed, but I want to improve it again to make the paper more resilient and last longer."
Although there were many strange words in their conversation, Lu Xun, who was smart since he was a child, still understood what they meant.
Paper that is easier to promote and everyone can read.
He was already standing there, studying these things. What was General Beifu going to do?
For money, fame, profit, or... for a family like theirs?
